Photo Gallery :  Verona

the entrance of Piazza Dante




near Piazza Erbe : the Palazzo delle Poste




Piazza dei Signori




this building was hosting the City Hall until the 17th century.




the famous Scala della Ragione




from here is also possible to climb the Torre dei Lamberti




the Piazza del Tribunale, it was for many centuries the city's tribunal

 

entrance of the Piazza




Piazza Dante : home of the old Municipio




the lion of San Marco, symbol of justice, freedom, and christianity




renaissence palazzi




Piazza Dante : crowds of tourists (and works in progress covering most of the square)




the statue of Dante Alighieri : the famous poet lived in Verona
for long time when he escaped from Florence to avoid the
persecution of the Guelfi (allied with the Pope) finding protection here because
Verona was a city Ghibellina (allied with the german empire).




" a Dante, lo primo suo rifugio nelle feste dei voti concorde ogni terra italiana"